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Apr 19 |
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Ways to speed up my writing to 15 - 20 pages a day As for looking at the keyboard, I almost never do. And my for-pay work revolves around typing. Go figure. (Learn about the home row and proper finger placement, and you won't need to look at the keyboard to know where on it to press down.) |
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Apr 8 |
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Is a glossary needed in a novel? @Des If you are a translator and the story contains so many words that you feel need special treatment, then talk to the author. Maybe they can suggest an alternative text in the original language which works better once translated. Translations, especially of non-technical works, do not necessarily have to be verbatim, but you definitely should consult with the author before making anything beyond trivial changes in the translated text. |
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Apr 4 |
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Ways to speed up my writing to 15 - 20 pages a day Surprisingly many, even people who use the keyboard all the time, don't know how to touch-type. Before replacing the keyboard layout, if you don't already do it then do take the time to learn to touch-type properly. It'll do wonders to your typing speed. (Though be careful about this if you do plan to replace the keyboard layout, or you'll have an even steeper learning curve once you do.) Of course, typing speed and writing output are two very different things. |
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Apr 2 |
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How should I introduce new and complex technologies or tools?MYTO for cabbageheads... I kind of like the sound of that, myself. :) |
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Mar 27 |
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Using dashes in writing dialogue Improved formatting |
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Mar 27 |
suggested | suggested edit on Using dashes in writing dialogue |
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Mar 26 |
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Should I write about how the character solved some riddle or let the reader solve it himself added 471 characters in body |
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Mar 26 |
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Should I write about how the character solved some riddle or let the reader solve it himself @SAFAD I'm glad I could help. |
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Mar 26 |
answered | Should I write about how the character solved some riddle or let the reader solve it himself |
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Feb 22 |
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Writing from the middle There is no "above" with variable sorting |
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Feb 22 |
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Does using version control system make backups unnecessary? Monthly? It's not a whole lot of data we're talking about, here. Perhaps a few gigabytes, at most, if you include research material, images and so on? That kind of amount is certainly practical to backup much more often (weekly or even daily), especially if you are doing differential or incremental backups, copying only what has changed. Consider what happens if something fails just before you are about to make a backup. How much work do you lose? That said, +1 for the outline of options. |
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Feb 22 |
suggested | suggested edit on Writing from the middle |
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Dec 25 |
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Inventing names for Sci-Fi characters Possibly related: Coming up with names for species in fiction |
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Dec 24 |
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Learning storywriting for videogames - Handling deep nonlinearities Is this about games which have an ending (defeat the final boss; perhaps typical for the "storyline" style games with or without in-game sub-arcs, but can also be done with "storyspaghetti" games), ones that do not (more of social interaction between players, where the game is more of an enabler than the true objective), or both? Don't get me wrong, I think it's an interesting question in any case, but the answer is probably going to be different based on which style you are talking about. |
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Dec 21 |
answered | Text Editors. Suggesting & Tracking Changes to Plain-Text Documents |
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Dec 20 |
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Using uncommon abbreviations My point is that in many cases, sentences don't need to be run-on lists of abbreviations. Sure, there might very well be the occasional case where it helps readability, clarity and understanding to do it that way, but if you are using abbreviations that way a lot (and this is irrespective of your specific example), then you should consider whether it is really necessary, or if the text can be rewritten in some way that doesn't require use of those terms all the time. Few sentences must stand completely on their own; there is almost always plenty of context. |
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Dec 19 |
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Using uncommon abbreviations "software that matches the term against a global taxonomy so that the accurate description of even the most uncommon abbreviation is always used" You mean that the authoring software should be RFC 5513 compliant? |
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Dec 19 |
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Using uncommon abbreviations Strictly speaking, the only two abbreviations that qualify as such in your second example would be FTP and IIS. "ASPX files" specifies which "files" the "FTP" applies to (it expands to "files matching *.ASPX"). CRON and LINUX aren't even abbreviations; cron is the name of a class of service, and Linux is a proper name little different from Windows or Ford. And in most cases, such precision is not needed; simply saying "transfer your ASPX files to the web server" will work just as well, if you have established that the web server must be running IIS. |
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Nov 27 |
answered | Text referencing protected, trademarked™ and copyrighted© names, what is the correct procedure? |
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Nov 24 |
answered | Effective ways to enrich your active vocabulary? |
